Top piece from Belgium

came from a private collection of a priest

Jean Baptist or Eugeen Van Damme, an altar crucifix, silver and brass.

Belgium, 1831-1869

It is decorated with a snake, lamb with a book, plaque with Mary, and Globus Cruciger. - Marked with 'Double Janus', 2ndgrade silver. 833/1000. - The snake with a 'Small silver items' mark on the
tail. - Letter V with a star for Eugeen or Jean Baptist Van Damme (Both used the same mark). Corpus is not
marked

these are unique pieces that you will not find a second one off and very beautiful also because made by the best belgian artists in the 19th century for religious crosses

Antique belgian 1850 Silver & brass altar crucifix marked rare lamb snake mary